Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel, shattering a fragile ceasefire after Israeli airstrikes hit a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut, killing two and wounding 20. Israel's military said it intercepted the missiles. Iran threatened further attacks, while US President Donald Trump urged Israeli PM Netanyahu not to retaliate, stating he was not happy about the Beirut strike and that "I call all the shots."
Iranian missile strikes on Israel
- ▪The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that it intercepted all of the approximately 10 ballistic missiles launched from Iran
- ▪Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned that future responses would be broader and encompass all American and Zionist targets in the region
- ▪On June 7, 2026, Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for an Israeli strike on Beirut
- ▪Following the missile launch, Iraq closed its airspace for 72 hours and Syria announced a 12-hour closure
Israeli airstrikes on Beirut
- ▪The IDF dropped at least 10 one-ton bombs on a Hezbollah command center in Beirut
- ▪The Israeli strike on Beirut hit two apartment buildings, killing two people and wounding 20
- ▪A senior US official stated that Washington did not provide a "green light" for the Israeli strikes on Beirut
- ▪On Sunday, June 7, 2026, the Israel Air Force attacked Hezbollah’s Dahiyeh stronghold in Beirut, Lebanon
Hezbollah ceasefire negotiations collapse
- ▪Hezbollah had largely ignored the ceasefire, continuing to fire rockets at Israel, and formally rejected the deal
- ▪The Israeli attack on Beirut broke a fragile ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump on June 1
- ▪The conflict in Lebanon began on March 2, when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel after an Israeli strike killed Iran's supreme leader
- ▪Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, rejected the US-brokered deal, calling it "a trap."
Trump Iran diplomacy efforts
- ▪US President Donald Trump called Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him not to retaliate for the Iranian missile attack
- ▪President Trump told the Financial Times regarding Netanyahu, "I call all the shots. He doesn’t call the shots."
- ▪A senior US official said Trump believed he had convinced Netanyahu to "hold off for the time being."
- ▪On June 1, Trump had vetoed a planned Israeli attack on Dahiyeh and reportedly called Netanyahu "[f***ing crazy]."
Lebanon war casualties
- ▪Hezbollah attacks have killed at least 30 Israeli soldiers in Lebanon and three Israeli civilians during the war
- ▪Since the conflict began, Israeli strikes have killed more than 3,613 people in Lebanon
- ▪The Israeli strike on Beirut hit two apartment buildings, killing two people and wounding 20
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